These
are pictures of the DeSoto Countyat
various locations in the Great Lakes.(page updated
March 22, 2009)

It
is with deep regret that I post today thatLt.
Cdr. Horace D. Mann was taken home on March 14, 2009.Captain
Mann served on the 1171 from 1963 to 1965.Your
prayers for him and his family will be appreciated.

Many
of these photos were generously provided byLt.
Cdr. Horace D. Mann, Captain of the DeSotoduring
this cruise. Thanks, "Skip".

The pictures
from Capt. Mann are scanned copies ofxeroxed photographs.

I
now have a few pics from the crew,which
I have added below.

Point
of information: We are not sure where in the Lakes some of them were
taken(it
was, after all, 37 years ago).On
Oct. 10, 2002, I received excellent information from Nancy Tanner Boyd,whose
brother, Robert Tanner, was an Engineman 3rd class on this cruise.Thank
you, Nancy, for taking the time to copy all that valuable Big 'D'memorabilia.
There is much more than I can post.

I only
count 43 White Hats, so this can't be the entire crew,and,
since I don't recognize anyone, possibly Engineering Dept.

I've thumnailed a few of the pictures for easier downloading of the
page.Click image for larger size - hit "Back" to return.

The Big D passes thru a RR bridge.

Thanks to information provided by Nancy Boyd, this picture was taken
in Erie, PA.

I think this is the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, NY.

No landmarks, but again thanks to info from Nancy, this is entering
the harbor at Buffalo.

I like
this picture - New information! Larry of LST 825 saidthat
Chicago has a three masted tour schooner that looks like this one,and
that there is a similar jetty in Chicago. Reckon that puts thispicture
in Lake Michigan! Thanks, Larry.Information
confirmed by Capt. Mann.

Of course,
I'm guessing, but Chicago sound right? Absolutely!

Here
are a few shots sent to me from Larry Adamik and Joe Grage.Thanks
to both for these interesting pictures.

From
Larry, this picture of a flag raising ceremony in Bay City, Michigan.Larry
is the first sailor on the right. Recognize him?

And these
are from Joe, taken in Chicago.

Lining up to visit

Chicago piers

Rescue mission

Chopper on main deck

Visiters on deck

Ship in harbor

And here are a few shots from
Ken Friske. Ken also has contributed a few shotsthat are in the Gator Gallery
and the 1171 Gallery.